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The books people recommended

2018-07-12 · 746 points · 391 comments · 55 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

  1. 2

    Sapiens

    Yuval Noah Harari

    2 here · 41 all-time · #9 overall

  2. 2Traction

    Traction

    Gabriel Weinberg

    2 here · 11 all-time · #113 overall

  3. 2A Deepness in the Sky

    A Deepness in the Sky

    Vernor Vinge

    2 here · 10 all-time · #133 overall

  4. 2Homo Deus

    Homo Deus

    Yuval Noah Harari

    2 here · 9 all-time · #151 overall

  5. 2The Dark Forest

    The Dark Forest

    Liu Cixin

    2 here · 7 all-time · #184 overall

  6. 2A Short History of Nearly Everything

    A Short History of Nearly Everything

    Bill Bryson

    2 here · 5 all-time · #294 overall

  7. 2Our Mathematical Universe

    Our Mathematical Universe

    Max Tegmark

    2 here · 5 all-time · #303 overall

  8. 2Chasing the Scream

    Chasing the Scream

    Johann Hari

    2 here · 4 all-time · #417 overall

  9. 2Revelation Space

    Revelation Space

    Alastair Reynolds

    2 here · 3 all-time · #625 overall

  10. 1

    Atlas Shrugged

    Ayn Rand

    1 here · 51 all-time · #5 overall

  11. 1

    Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

    Robert Pirsig

    1 here · 49 all-time · #8 overall

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  12. 1The Design of Everyday Things

    The Design of Everyday Things

    Don Norman

    1 here · 38 all-time · #10 overall

  13. 1The Three-Body Problem

    The Three-Body Problem

    Liu Cixin

    1 here · 36 all-time · #11 overall

  14. 1The Black Swan

    The Black Swan

    Nassim Nicholas Taleb

    1 here · 24 all-time · #24 overall

  15. 1Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

    Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

    Eliezer Yudkowsky

    1 here · 22 all-time · #32 overall

  16. 1Measure What Matters

    Measure What Matters

    John Doerr

    1 here · 18 all-time · #53 overall

  17. 1The Martian

    The Martian

    Andy Weir

    1 here · 15 all-time · #68 overall

  18. 1The Dictator's Handbook

    The Dictator's Handbook

    Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith

    1 here · 15 all-time · #70 overall

  19. 1Masters of Doom

    Masters of Doom

    David Kushner

    1 here · 14 all-time · #72 overall

  20. 1The Dispossessed

    The Dispossessed

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    1 here · 14 all-time · #75 overall

  21. 1Crime and Punishment

    Crime and Punishment

    Fyodor Dostoevsky

    1 here · 13 all-time · #84 overall

  22. 1Tao Te Ching

    Tao Te Ching

    Lao Tzu

    1 here · 13 all-time · #86 overall

  23. 1The Left Hand of Darkness

    The Left Hand of Darkness

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    1 here · 12 all-time · #94 overall

  24. 1The Culture

    The Culture

    Iain M. Banks

    1 here · 12 all-time · #97 overall

  25. 1War and Peace

    War and Peace

    Leo Tolstoy

    1 here · 12 all-time · #99 overall

  26. 1Crucial Conversations

    Crucial Conversations

    Kerry Patterson

    1 here · 11 all-time · #117 overall

  27. 1Feeling Good

    Feeling Good

    David D. Burns

    1 here · 10 all-time · #129 overall

  28. 1Hyperion

    Hyperion

    Dan Simmons

    1 here · 9 all-time · #150 overall

  29. 1The Better Angels of Our Nature

    The Better Angels of Our Nature

    Steven Pinker

    1 here · 9 all-time · #153 overall

  30. 1Factfulness

    Factfulness

    Hans Rosling

    1 here · 9 all-time · #158 overall

  31. 1Ready Player One

    Ready Player One

    Ernest Cline

    1 here · 8 all-time · #163 overall

  32. 1Mistborn

    Mistborn

    Brandon Sanderson

    1 here · 7 all-time · #210 overall

  33. 1Lila

    Lila

    Robert Pirsig

    1 here · 6 all-time · #215 overall

  34. 1The Lathe of Heaven

    The Lathe of Heaven

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    1 here · 5 all-time · #256 overall

  35. 1Shoe Dog

    Shoe Dog

    Phil Knight

    1 here · 5 all-time · #263 overall

  36. 1The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

    The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

    Mark Manson

    1 here · 5 all-time · #269 overall

  37. 1Enlightenment Now

    Enlightenment Now

    Steven Pinker

    1 here · 5 all-time · #284 overall

  38. 1The Intelligent Investor

    The Intelligent Investor

    Timeless ideas on investing

    1 here · 5 all-time · #310 overall

  39. 1The Blank Slate

    The Blank Slate

    Steven Pinker

    1 here · 5 all-time · #311 overall

  40. 1Notes from Underground

    Notes from Underground

    Fyodor Dostoevsky

    1 here · 4 all-time · #351 overall

  41. 1Hackers

    Hackers

    Steven Levy

    1 here · 4 all-time · #361 overall

  42. 1The Origin of Wealth

    The Origin of Wealth

    Eric D. Beinhocker

    1 here · 4 all-time · #374 overall

  43. 1The Anatomy of Peace

    The Anatomy of Peace

    Arbinger Institute

    1 here · 4 all-time · #379 overall

  44. 1A Wizard of Earthsea

    A Wizard of Earthsea

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    1 here · 4 all-time · #380 overall

  45. 1On the Road

    On the Road

    Jack Kerouac

    1 here · 4 all-time · #391 overall

  46. 1Metaphors We Live By

    Metaphors We Live By

    George Lakoff

    1 here · 4 all-time · #409 overall

  47. 1Ficciones

    Ficciones

    Jorge Luis Borges

    1 here · 4 all-time · #416 overall

  48. 1The True Believer

    The True Believer

    Eric Hoffer

    1 here · 4 all-time · #428 overall

  49. 1The Garden of Forking Paths

    The Garden of Forking Paths

    Jorge Luis Borges

    1 here · 3 all-time · #477 overall

  50. 1Countdown to Zero Day

    Countdown to Zero Day

    Kim Zetter

    1 here · 3 all-time · #525 overall

  51. 1Hero with a Thousand Faces

    Hero with a Thousand Faces

    Joseph Campbell

    1 here · 3 all-time · #527 overall

  52. 1Death's End

    Death's End

    Liu Cixin

    1 here · 3 all-time · #543 overall

  53. 1Fall of Hyperion

    Fall of Hyperion

    Dan Simmons

    1 here · 3 all-time · #548 overall

  54. 1Ideas

    Ideas

    Peter Watson

    1 here · 3 all-time · #626 overall

  55. 1A Mind at Play

    A Mind at Play

    Jimmy Soni

    1 here · 3 all-time · #631 overall